Once upon a time, a pencil and an eraser were having a conversation about their jobs. Both of them were _______ each other for their hard work. Both of them knew that they were ______ without each other.

Soon, the pencil started to draw a straight line and the eraser was looking at it. _______, the pencil lost its balance and the line was ruined. Then the pencil got very _________. It knew the eraser would have to suffer because of its mistake, so it said __________ to the eraser. The eraser felt __________ and asked, “For what, my dear friend?”

“I'm sorry that you get hurt because of me. Whenever I make a ________, you’re always there to erase it. But you lose a part of yourself and get __________ each time,” cried the pencil.

On hearing this, the eraser said, “That is true but I really don’t ___________ . You see, I was made to help you. So stop _________, please! I am happy with my _________ , even though I know I will be gone one day. I will not be happy _______ I see your sadness.”

Our ____________ are just like the eraser, and we’re like the pencil. They’re always there for us,   _________ our mistakes. Sometimes they get hurt when they raise us and with time they become older. But they’re always happy with what they do and will always prevent _______ from being worried or sad.

Here are four films at Hengdian Cinema from July 20th to 26th.

Every day there is less and less space on Earth for rubbish. Yet every day we make more and more rubbish. What can we do? We can recycle some of our rubbish. Recycling means that the rubbish will be made into something that can be used again.

Recycling helps Earth. And it saves space in rubbish dumps. Half of everything that we put into landfills could be recycled instead. In fact, most things made of paper, metal, glass and plastic can be recycled.

Paper can be broken into small pieces and made into new paper. Steel and aluminum cans（金属雄）can be melted down（熔化）and made into new cans. The same is true of glass bottles. This can be done aver and over again. Recycling doesn't take as much energy as making these things the first time. So we can use less of Earth's fuel resources.

Plastic can be melted down, too. Then it can be formed into park benches, playgrounds and so on. Some people call plastic the "wood" of the future. Things made of plastic will last about 400 years-even if they stay outside in the weather. No wood can do that!

I'm David Brown, a student from Grade 8. I'm sitting in the classroom to write you this letter because I really have something to say about the school lunchtime.

Well, I know that school is for learning. It is important to have good reading and Maths skills. But I think school is also important for another reason. It helps people learn to get along with others.

It may seem that lunchtime is not important. As you see, lots of us spend most lunchtimes just talking with our friends. But this activity is more important than it looks.

I'm learning how to get along with others. I'm learning how to solve problems. I'm finding out new things from others. I'm learning how to say sorry. These are all important skills to learn.

My problem is that the time for lunch keeps getting shorter. I know this is happening so we can spend more time in class learning. But please do not forget that we are also learning at lunchtime. We are learning people skills. It is important that we have enough time to spend with our friends.

I really hope that you can make our lunchtime longer. A little more time spent with friends each day would benefit everybody.

Yours,

David Brown

It was the end of June and school was finished. “It seems like the end of everything, doesn’t it?” said Diana. She started crying. “Stop it or I’ll cry again. I don’t think I will pass this exam,” said Anne. “Yes, you will. I want to go with you, imagine how much fun it will be.” “Yes, but I will have to study a lot. It was so nice of your Aunt Josephine to ask me to stay at her house,” said Anne. “You’ll write to me, won’t you?” asked Diana. Anne went to Aunt Josephine’s house on Monday. On Wednesday Diana went to the post office. There was a letter from Anne.

It’s Tuesday night and I’m writing this from Aunt Josephine’s house. Last night I was really lonely in my room without you.

This morning I went to the Academy. There were lots of students. People were doing funny things before the exam. One boy was talking to himself.

Then we went into the exam. Some of the girls looked so relaxed. My heart was beating so quickly. Then we did the English exam. Diana, I felt like I did four years ago when I asked Marilla about staying at Green Gables. In the afternoon we had a history exam. I think I did OK. But Diana, tomorrow we have geometry. I am worried about that.

The exams finished and Anne went home on Friday evening. She was very tired and happy. Diana was waiting.

“It’s wonderful to see you. I miss you. Did you do well?” asked Diana.

“I think so, except with geometry. I don’t think I passed. It’s so good to be back. Green Gables is the best place in the world,” said Anne.

“When do you get the results?” asked Diana.

“In two weeks. They’ll be in the newspaper. Two weeks of waiting,” said Anne.

“You’ll pass. Don’t worry.”

“I want to pass with a high score or not at all,” said Anne. She seemed angry.

Diana understood that Anne wanted a high score than Gilbert.

Anne and Gilbert were in competition with each other. They saw each other but didn’t speak. It was like they were strangers. Anne secretly wished that she was friends with Gilbert again. But she also wanted to get a higher score than him in the exam. Everyone thought Gilbert was going to get the highest score. She wanted to make Matthew and Marilla proud. Well mostly Matthew.

The results were late. Finally after three weeks of waiting, they arrived. Diana came running to the house with a newspaper.

“Anne, you’ve passed. You and Gilbert. You’re equal firsts,” said Diana.

Anne took the newspaper. Yes, their names were at the top of a list of two hundred pupils.

                                                                 ( Adapted from Anne of Green Gables)

Always carry a book, No matter where you go, take a book with you. When you leave the house, make sure to have at least one book. You may keep the book in the car, or into the office or

Make a list, Keep a list of all the great books you want to read. You can keep this in a pocket notebook. Be sure to add to it whenever you hear about a good book. Keep a running list, and cross out the ones you have read.

Find a quiet place. Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair without television or computer near the chair. There should be no music or noisy family members. Set a high aim. For example. Tell yourself that you want to read 50 books this year. Your best to finish reading them. Just be sure you' re still enjoying the reading.

Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to face the failure. In fact, failure can become experience that means growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.

Most parents work hard to prevent failure or protect their children. One way is to lower standards. Nearly 60% of the parents choose this way. When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. The other way is to blame others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.

There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for the real life if they don’t meet enough failure. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time. The young should be allowed to experience failure.

Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown-ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it.

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词。

This year, the Spring Equinox(春分), the fourth of the 24 solar terms (节气), falls on March 20. It m    71     the most lively days of spring have come.

The Spring Equinox marks the point when day and n    72     equally divide the whole day. After this day, daytime will last l    73     than night. Therefore, it is not only important in China, but also in many other c    74     around the world. Spring Equinox Day is a public holiday in Japan. In Iran(伊朗), it is called “Nowruz”, which is also known as the Iranian New Year.

Spring Equinox is the best time for going o    75    , admiring flowers and flying kites in China. There are also rituals (仪式) that have been kept over centuries, such as balancing e    76    . The idea is that on Spring Equinox, Earth’s axis (轴) is perpendicular (垂直的) to the sun. So Earth is more balanced on this day. It’s usually very d    77     to balance an egg because the yolk (蛋黄) is off-center. But on Spring Equinox, it is believed that there are some special gravitational (引力的) forces that can h    78    . However, this isn’t true. If you focus long enough, you can actually balance an egg on its end any day of the year. All you need is a lot of p    79    . But balancing eggs is still a fun tradition for people. In some places, people p    80     the eggs in many colors and hold egg-balancing competitions.

81. 近年来，国家提出了“绿水青山就是金山银山”的理念，人们越来越关注环保。假如你是学生Kate，你校要进行以“How to protect our Earth”为题的演讲比赛，请你根据以下提示写一篇演讲稿。

1.词数:100词左右(文章开头已给出，不计入总词数);

2.文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息;3.文章必须包含所提供的主要信息，并作适当发挥。

How to protect our Earth

Dear everyone,

I’m very proud that I have been chosen to speak to you all today.

I hope everyone will protect our Earth well. That’s all. Thank you for listening.